August 10-12, 2018Celebrate darkness, view our amazing universe, learn more about space science, and enjoy the Perseid Meteor Shower! All events are free and open to the public (park entrance fees apply). You do not need to be staying in a campground to attend programs in the campground amphitheater. Friday, August 1010 am - 3:30 pm Moraine Park Discovery Center Family Activities & Fun Informational Booths Pick up your Night Explorer Junior Ranger book and join us for solar observing, fun activities, and information booths. (Presenters include Ball Aerospace, NASA's Solar System Exploration Division, the James Webb Space Telescope, and the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera.) 3:00 – 6:00 pm Kawuneeche Visitor Center (West Side) Meteors 101 Come learn all about meteors, meteorites, and meteor showers and how to view them. 7:30 pm Beaver Meadows Visitor Center NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft – From Pluto to the Ultima Thule! Denise Henry, Outreach Manager – Ball Aerospace New Horizons—the FIRST mission to Pluto, the FASTEST spacecraft to ever launch, and the spacecraft traveling the FARTHEST into our solar system! Ball Aerospace engineers designed Ralph, the New Horizons color camera that’s given us far-out Pluto pictures. As New Horizons zooms toward its next target, “Ultima Thule,” we can speculate whether this Kuiper Belt object is a single body, a binary pair, or perhaps multiple objects. 8:00 pm Upper Beaver Meadows Trailhead Astronomy in the Park Observe the night sky and look for meteors with the help of a park ranger and expert volunteer astronomers. Dress warmly. Bring binoculars and a flashlight. 8:00 pm Moraine Park Discovery Center Stories of the Night Explore the wonders of the night sky as dusk transitions into night. Discover the amazing stories found 8:30 pm Moraine Park Campground Amphitheater Nine Years Exploring the Moon Mark Robinson, Principal Investigator for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter entered lunar orbit in June 2009 and has returned a wealth of new observations. Discoveries include subterranean voids, young volcanoes, recent faulting and newly formed impact craters. Learn about these discoveries and more as we look towards future exploration of the lunar surface. 8:30 pm Glacier Basin Campground Amphitheater The NPS Night Skies Program: Working to Preserve and Restore a Universal Resource Bob Meadows, Physical Scientist with the NPS Natural Sounds & Night Skies Division 8:30 pm Timber Creek Campground Amphitheater (West Side) Half the Park is After Dark Explore the wondrous world of Rocky after the sun sets. Learn how dark skies are important for bats, owls, and us! 9:00 – 10:30 pm Harbison Meadows Picnic Area (West Side) Amazing Meteors Join guest astronomer Rick Angell for an opportunity to learn about and look for the Perseid meteor showers. Telescope viewing will be available, weather dependent. Saturday, August 1110 am - 3:30 pm Moraine Park Discovery Center Family Activities & Fun Informational Booths Pick up your Night Explorer Junior Ranger book and join us for solar observing, fun activities, and information booths. (Presenters include NASA's Solar System Exploration Division, the James Webb Space Telescope, and the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera.) 3:00 – 6:00 pm Kawuneeche Visitor Center (West Side) Meteors 101 Come learn all about meteors, meteorites, and meteor showers and how to view them. 7:30 pm Beaver Meadows Visitor Center Nine Years Exploring the Moon Mark Robinson, Principal Investigator for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter entered lunar orbit in June 2009 and has returned a wealth of new observations. Discoveries include subterranean voids, young volcanoes, recent faulting and newly formed impact craters. Learn about these discoveries and more as we look towards future exploration of the lunar surface. 8:00 pm Upper Beaver Meadows Trailhead Astronomy in the Park Observe the night sky and look for meteors with the help of a park ranger and expert volunteer astronomers. Dress warmly. Bring binoculars and a flashlight. 8:30 pm Moraine Park Campground Amphitheater Exploring the Hidden Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope Alex Lockwood, Science Communications Lead for James Webb Space Telescope-NASA NASA’s next great observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, will complement the Hubble Space Telescope but see things in a whole new light: infrared light that is! This HUGE (21 foot) telescope will unfold in space and take pictures of distant planets, stars, nebulae, and galaxies, to give us a more complete picture of how our Universe works. We will witness stars being born and see some of the earliest things created in the Universe. Learn about this telescope, its amazing engineering, and the incredible scientific discoveries it will bring to humanity.
Night Sky Photography Workshop Stan Honda, Photographer Don’t put your camera away when the sun sets! Learn how to photograph the stars over Rocky Mountain NP in this hands-on workshop. Photographer Stan Honda will talk about his techniques and how to shoot the night sky. Bring a camera and a tripod to get some celestial images. 8:30 pm Timber Creek Campground Amphitheater (West Side) National Parks after Dark Enjoy this series of short films that highlight the beautiful night skies found in national parks and what the national park service is doing to protect and enjoy them. 9:00 – 10:30 pm Harbison Meadow Picnic Area (West Side) Amazing Meteors Join guest astronomer Rick Angell for an opportunity to learn about and look for the Perseid meteor showers. Telescope viewing will be available, weather dependent. Sunday, August 1210:00 am – 3:30 pm Moraine Park Discovery Center Family Activities & Fun Informational Booths Pick up your Night Explorer Junior Ranger book and join us for solar observing, fun activities, and information booths. (Presenters include NASA's Solar System Exploration Division, the James Webb Space Telescope, and the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera.) 3:00 – 6:00 pm Kawuneeche Visitor Center (West Side) Meteors 101 Come learn all about meteors, meteorites, and meteor showers and how to view them. 8:00 pm Upper Beaver Meadows Trailhead Astronomy in the Park Observe the night sky and look for meteors with the help of a park ranger and expert volunteer astronomers. Dress warmly. Bring binoculars and a flashlight. 8:30 pm Moraine Park Campground Amphitheater From Landscapes to Deep Space Zolt Levay, Science Visuals Developer at the Space Telescope Science Institute Zolt Levay will share his experiences producing images of the deep universe with the Hubble Space Telescope as well as photographing more familiar landscapes and the night sky in dramatic locations in the National Parks. Come discover the relationships between these different views of nature. 8:30 pm Glacier Basin Campground Amphitheater Exploring the Hidden Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope Alex Lockwood, Science Communications Lead for James Webb Space Telescope-NASA NASA’s next great observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, will complement the Hubble Space Telescope but see things in a whole new light: infrared light that is! This HUGE (21 foot) telescope will unfold in space and take pictures of distant planets, stars, nebulae, and galaxies, to give us a more complete picture of how our Universe works. We will witness stars being born and see some of the earliest things created in the Universe. Learn about this telescope, its amazing engineering, and the incredible scientific discoveries it will bring to humanity. 9:00 – 10:30 pm Harbison Meadow Picnic Area (West Side) Amazing Meteors Join guest astronomer Rick Angell for an opportunity to learn about and look for the Perseid meteor showers. Telescope viewing will be available, weather dependent.
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Last updated: August 8, 2018